A                               G
Murder tonight in the trailer park.
F
Mrs. Annabelle Evans found
          E
with her throat cut after dark.
A
Her pockets turned inside out
             G
her dresser drawers turned upside down.
F
Anna's neighbor, Peg, identifies the body
E                            B  E
lets out a hollow kind of sound.

E            A
Homicide is tying yellow ribbons
E                     A
around her silver Airstream.
E             A
Red cherries slashing up the night
B                      A               E
cutting through that cordoned crime scene.
A               G                      E
There's been a murder in the trailer park tonight.

A                                G
Murder tonight in the trailer park.
F
Pack your things, Ann Marie, we're heading
E
west, we're gonna make a fresh start.
A
I've been saving pennies,
              G
been looking forward to this day.
F
No time for questions, are you coming
E                  B  E
or are you gonna stay?

E                     A
Crosstown at the Waterton
E                                    A
George Evans is sitting tall and tight,
E                            A
buying drinks for all the regulars
B                          A                       E
bragging about how them bones danced for him tonight.
A               G                      E
There's been a murder in the trailer park tonight.

A                               G
Murder tonight in the trailer park.
F
Faceless man counting crumpled bills,
E
hotel neon fights the dark.
A                                           G
T.V. set in the corner, they're talking murder on the late night news.
F
He turns down the sound, waits for the sports.
E                        B            E
He only wants to know "did I win or did I lose?"

E               A                E             A
There's been a murder in the trailer park tonight.
E       A       E
Murder in the trailer park.